News

Kennedy Center nod for choreographer Winchester
April 11, 2014—For the first time ever, a work by a University of Oregon dancer will be honored with inclusion in the biennial American College Dance Festival, the highest possible honor in adjudicated collegiate dance.
Composing a Future
April 10, 2014—Donor Gary Ferrington and SOMD alumnus Brandon Scott Rumsey '12 were recently profiled on the UO development website.
Spring EArS concert showcases top talents

April 9, 2014—The University of Oregon School of Music and Dance has announced the fifth round of performers in the prestigious Emerging Artist Series (EArS). The honorees will perform in a winter showcase concert at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23 in Beall Concert Hall on the UO campus. Admission is free.

Ledger Lines magazine released
April 8, 2014—The 2014 issue of Ledger Lines, the school's annual magazine for alumni and friends, has been released.
Community Music Institute Celebrates Twenty Years

April 7, 2014—In 2013, the UO’s Community Music Institute (CMI) celebrated two decades of providing high-quality string instruction to students ages four and older in Eugene and the surrounding community.

Kruckenberg awarded Research Grant

April 7, 2014—The UO Center for the Study of Women in Society has awarded Lori Kruckenberg, associate professor of musicology, a $6,000 grant to support research on women and gender during the 2014-15 academic year.

Concerto Competition Winners
April 3, 2014—Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 Concerto Competition! The competition took place yesterday evening in Beall Concert Hall.
Dorsey inducted into American Bandmasters Association

April 2, 2014—Rodney Dorsey, UO director of bands and associate professor of conducting, was recently inducted into the

Stiefel wins Composition Prize

April 1, 2014—Andrew Stiefel, graduate student in music composition, has won the Zvi Zeitlin Memorial International Composer’s Competition Grand Prize.

Repertory Dance Company features High School Collaboration

March 31, 2014—On April 18 and 19, the UO Repertory Dance Company (UORDC), composed of the elite student dancers of the University of Oregon, will present culminating works of the academic year at their annual concert on the UO campus. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. both evenings in the Dougherty Dance Theatre on the third floor of the Gerlinger Annex on the UO campus.